Sóller 27.4.2011

Sólleris an attractive town on Mallorca's north-west Coast.

Situated some 3 Km. inland, from its port, 'Port de Sóller', the town lies in a large, fertile, bowl-shaped valley.  Sóller shares its valley with the village of Fornalutx and the hamlet of Biniaraix, the combined population is around 13,000, and the valley is famous for its orange groves and terraces of ancient olive trees.  The village of Deià is just down the coast.

The focus of the town is the Plaça Constitució which is surrounded by cafés and has plane trees and a fountain in its centre. The tram passes through the Plaça on its way to and from the main station which has been restored to incorporate a museum of Picasso and Joan Miró. The church of Sant Bartomeu (Saint Bartholomew) facing the east side of the Plaça is flanked by the ajuntament (town hall) and the Banco de Sóller

Featured a tram line connecting Sóller with Port de Sóller, and a train line connecting Sóller with Palma de Mallorca.

Basically made of wood, the Soller train dates back to 1912 and since then has been connecting this small village with the main capital of the island.  Now, is mostly used by tourist visiting Soller, as many locals prefer to take their own cars and go trough the tunnel to save some time (in fact, it takes about a half of it, so they safe a lot).

The train station at Palma de Mallorca can be found just next to the Plaza de España, right in the centre, in the corner of the Eusebio Estada street with the main Avenidas, at one block from the central bus station.

Port de Sóller